Bass saxtuba in E-flat, 1855, Paris, France, French, brass, 51 × 36 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (129.5 × 92.7 × 31.8 cm), Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn, Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris), Saxtubas were built as a family with instruments ranging from B flat sopranino to B flat contrabass. This bass in E flat was the second largest size. The striking appearance of the larger sax tubas was inspired by the Roman cornu as depicted on Trajan's Column
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Bass saxtuba, E-flat, 1855, Paris, France, French, brass, 51, 36 1/2, 12, 129.5, 92.7, 31.8 cm, Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn, Adolphe, Antoine Joseph, Sax, Belgian, Dinant, Belgium, 1814–1894, Saxtubas, built, family, instruments ranging, B flat sopranino, flat, contrabass, bass, E, second largest, size, striking appearance, larger sax, tubas, inspired, Roman cornu, depicted, Trajan, Column
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